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CORAL GABLES – He faces the possibility of having to sit out his entire senior season. Yet as usual, Miami Hurricanes quarterback Jacory Harris was upbeat and unfazed Saturday, as well as cautiously confident about his status for the opener Sept. 5 at Maryland. "I expect to play," Harris said. "Yes sir. " For now, Harris is ineligible, one of eight players declared so by the university due to their alleged acceptance of impermissible benefits from former booster/convicted felon Nevin Shapiro.

Posted by Shandel Richardson on October 14, 2009 11:09 AM, October 14, 2009

Think back to the Florida State game. Many felt UM had the edge because it had a new offensive coordinator. Defenses were unfamiliar with the scheme. It lasted for a few games, but opponents have caught on and it's starting to show. Jacory Harris has thrown four interceptions in the last two games. He attributed it to wanting to make a big play, but also defenses adjusting. Harris said teams often used man coverage, which opened the opportunity for big plays. Harris has noticed teams trying to take away the down field throws, where many of his picks have come.

College football always is a more interesting place when Miami's in the picture. And it drew a few steps closer Monday night. It didn't just outlast Florida State in a game that went to the final play. It found a quarterback. Jacory Harris has been advertised as that, of course. He's why Robert Marve ended up leaving for Purdue, why two other backups transferred out this August. They saw what a national television audience did Monday night. The kid can play. Play hurt, too. You couldn't have drawn up a better scenario for Harris to show who he is and what he's got. he just threw a a go-ahead interception for Florida State early in the fourth quarter.

The more I gather info on UM quarterback Jacory Harris, the more we shouldn't be surprised he is in this position. Harris, a freshman, will make his first collegiate start Thursday against Charleston Southern. The fact he is the starter based on Robert Marve's suspension is really the only shocker. After talking with folks, it seems coach Randy Shannon all along expected to play both quarterbacks. Before Harris signed his LOI. Before Kirby Freeman decided to transfer. Shan non's best pitch to Harris was that he would play as a freshman.

Miami Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon said Tuesday that true freshman quarterback Stephen Morris will make his third consecutive start Saturday against Virginia Tech. Shannon said that Jacory Harris, who sustained a concussion Oct. 30, was being evaluated by a neurologist. "Concussions are serious," Shannon said. "A lot of fans, media, bloggers, y'all think it's a deal where you can just show up the next and play. It's not that way. I'm not going to put nobody in harm. this University is going to put nobody in harm.

First off, Happy Labor Day to all. The ACC today announced that quarterback Jacory Harris was named the league's Rookie of the Week, and linebacker Spencer Adkins was named co-Defensive Lineman of the Week. Yes, Adkins plays LB, but most of his plays came when he was lined up at defensive end. Harris, making his first start, 16 of 26 passes for 190 yards and accounted for two touchdowns in last week's 52-7 win against Charleston Southern. Adkins had two sacks and three tackles. He shared the honor with North Carolina's E.J. Wilson.

Jedd Fisch wants quarterback Jacory Harris to know there’s "a clean slate" for him with Fisch as the Hurricanes' new offensive coordinator. "What he needs to know is this: I have all of the confidence in the world in him, as I do Stephen [Morris]," Fisch told Joe Rose in an interview on WQAM-560 Wednesday morning, "Because I don’t know any better right now. I’m not going to stare at a piece of paper and see what his statistics told me or what a report told me about a guy. I want to see it in person.

It certainly hasn't been the same for Stephen Morris around campus the past few days. Last week, he was the Hurricanes' fourth-string quarterback. This week, he's the starting quarterback in a must-win game against Maryland -- on Homecoming, no less. "I can't say it's been calm," said Morris, who was a high school senior at Miami Monsignor Pace this time last year. "A lot of people know you now in class, but I try not to listen to any of that. If you get caught up in the outside world, you're not going to do well on the field, and that's what's most important.

Jacory Harris jogged back to Miami's sideline. It was Stephen Morris' turn. Morris, standing next to offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch, was told the play — a designed quarterback run — and jogged onto the field. Morris took the snap, rushed right, and was dropped for a 6-yard loss by Florida State defensive end Bjoern Werner, who easily shed receiver Allen Hurn's attempted block. Morris headed back to the sideline. On came Harris again. On the next play, Harris, who had completed all four passes on this drive, lofted a pass into double coverage into the end zone for Tommy Streeter.

Posted by Shandel Richardson on November 2, 2009 12:56 PM, November 2, 2009

A couple of Dade County quarterbacks shared this week's ACC Offensive Back of the Week award. UM sophomore Jacory Harris and Duke senior Thaddeus Lewis were co-winners of the honor. For Harris, it's his third time receiving distinction this season. He threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns, rallying the Hurricanes from a 17-point deficit to a 28-27 victory at Wake Forest. Harris led an 82-yard drive in the closing minutes, capped with a 13-yard TD pass to Travis Benjamin. He is the first UM quarterback to surpass 2,000 yards in a season since Kyle Wright in 2005.